Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-05
MINERAL POINT, WIS, FRIDAY AUGUST 5, 1887

tition, We recognize, also, the dangers
which menace it at home and condemn
as hostile TO its cause and as subversira
of its dignity and power, the bold and
persistent usurpation in many states of
its political rights and privileges. The
condition of the man who labor IN the
North cannot be maintained or i'm mproyed.
so long as the men who labor in the
South are wrongfully deprived of the
rights and power of American citizenship.
Their labor meets in close and immedl-
ate com petition, and neither can be de-
graded without striking at the prosperity
and independence of the other. Recog-
Hizing these plain truths we demand a
free ballot and q fair count in all sections
of our country. We demand it and will
ever demand it as the only source of JUS
tice to the real producer of prosperity
and wealth, and the sole security OF the
republic and its free institutions.
NATIONAL sTRIFR.
eve deprecate national strife and
divisions. We have placed the war, with
Its hates and revenges behind US; but the
settleme tents of the war must stand ire
vocable-resp pected, honored and observ-
ed in every part of the republic. More
we have never demanded: less we will not
have. Congress should exercise its con-
stitutional authority, and take control
and supervision of elections of repre-
sentatlves to Congress.
I'VE favor liberal pensions to the sol
diers and sailors of the Union, adequate
appropriations for the improvements of
our national waterways, and national aid
to education. If too much revenue be
collected to meet these and other public
needs, we demand that the first step IN
the reduction thereof shall be the aboli-
tion of the internal tax upon American
grown tobacco.
"We condemn the action of Mr.. CIeve-
land in vetoing pension bills, and espec-
tally we denounce the spirit manifested
toward the MANNED and disabled soldiers
of the country in the language in which
certain of his yetoes are couched and we
condemn as unjust and unmerited his
veto of the dependent pension bill and
declare that it was in plain violation of
the nations pledges to It's defenders, and
of the oft-repeated promises of the Dem
ocratic party of the North, made during
political cam PaigEs to secure votes. We
demand of Congress that it pass and of
the President that he approve liberal
enactment
PENsIoNING THE SOLDIERS
of the country that the helpless widows
of dead soldiers regardless of the cause
of death, dependent parents and dis
abled soldiers, shall receive the bounty of
the nation they fought to save and which
they richly deserve.
"Whlle favoring all proper legislation
to secure patentees in their just rights to
their inventions, we ask such action by
Congress as will provide the holder of
patent shall have 10 right of action for
its infringement, when knowing that
persons are innocently and in good faith
using it without knowledge of the exist
ence of the patent, he fails to give notice
CT his claim.
''We point with just pride TO the en-
actment of the Dow law in fultillment of
the promises of the Republican party
and we pledge ourselves to such further
legislation as may be necessary to keep
abreast with
ENLIGHTENED PUBLIC SENTIMENT
on this question, to the end that the evils
resulting from the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors be restrained to the utmost pos
sible extent in all parts of the state.
cure to the agricultural, commercial and
industrial interest of the state equally
without discrimination in favor of any
citizen or corporation, the benefits of
transportation BY all common carriers
at the lowest rate consistent with Justice
and that the waterways of the state
should be maintained and improved so
as to secure to the people the full benefits
thereof.
"Recoguizing, as the Republicans of
Ohio always have, the gifted and tried
statesmen of the Republican party of
other states, loyal and unfaltering in
their devotion to tho success of the Or
ganization in 1883 under whatever stand
ard bearer the Republican national con-
vention may select, they have Just pride
in the record and career of John Sher-
man as member of the Republican
party, and as a statesman of fidelity,
large experience and great ability. His
career
AS A STATESMAN
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